So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. (Psalms 55:6 NKJV) (Just published this on the other site “Birds of the Bible For Kids” and thought you might also enjoy reading these stories. Maybe you have children or grandchildren that would enjoy you reading … Continue reading
Sunday Inspiration – Birds and Peace
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:3 KJV) Today’s is more about the song that Sean is playing. “I’d Rather Have Jesus Than Anything.” These photos are of birds and places we have had the privilege of visiting to watch the marvelous avian wonders that … Continue reading
Birds of Spain – Vimeo
Thought you might enjoy a video of the birds that make Spain their home. Paul wanted to journey to Spain. These type of birds would have greeted him. Also, my good friends, Tim and Pam, are missionaries there. whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on … Continue reading
Songs In The Night From The Mockingbird
who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’ (Job 35:11 ESV) Recently.a friend was telling me about a bird that has been singing every night. He said that it begins around 3 AM and continues for hours. He was frustrated by the bird’s behavior. After … Continue reading
Orni-Theology Introduction
In the last blog, the term “Orni-Theology” was introduced. (Orni-theology ~ The Master Carpenter) Since then, an Orni-Theology page has been established. There will be links there to the various articles that will feature some bird or bird characteristics with an application and challenge to principles from the Bible, with verses, that we should be applying to … Continue reading
Orni-theology ~ The Master Carpenter
Whether you’re a bird person or not, this is stunning!!! Not to detract from the sheer magic of it, but in practical terms. How MANY trips would a bird have to make with that tiny little quantity of mud/clay it could carry? (and how far from the nest is the source?) Look at the pictures … Continue reading
Sunday Inspiration – Rock Birds
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. (Deuteronomy 32:4 KJV) This week we will look at the different “Rock” birds. Many articles have been written about them, but today we get to see their photos. Of … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Crowned Cranes
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. (Isaiah 38:14 KJV) Originally this was going to be about the Grey Crowned Crane at Jacksonville Zoo and other zoos, but the bird genus Balearica … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Hall’s Babbler
Here is another of the Bowra specialties, Hall’s Babbler, which has a restricted range in dry scrubland in western Queensland north to about Winton and northwestern New South Wales south to about Brewarrina. If you think it looks just like a White-browed Babbler, you won’t be surprised to hear that it was overlooked as a … Continue reading
Vacation Bible School 2014
I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me…, (Isaiah 45:5 NKJV) We are in the middle of Vacation Bible School this week and it is difficult to keep up the blog also. We take photos in the morning and then spend time cleaning them up later. (Over 200 … Continue reading
Southern Screamer
It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened.” (1 Kings 18:27 NASB) Here is an introduction to another of … Continue reading
Bible Birds – Lapwings II
And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. (Leviticus 11:19 KJV) The White-crowned Lapwing above was my first Lapwing encountered. They were at the National Aviary in Pittsburg, PA. They are from the tropical regions of Africa and have a diet of insects and other small invertebrates. (Fun Fact … Continue reading